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Sat Jan 22 01:06:38 PST 2005

PHM at IHF - 4 / WSF 5 January 2005

With the IHF - 4 / WSF - 5 scheduled to take place at Porto Alegre in Brazil 23rd  - 31st January 2005, here is a quick update and summary of the PHM presence at the event gathered from all the communications that have reached us from PHM contacts globally. 

THE PHM TEAM

The PHM Team now consists of 40 members coordinated by Amit Sengupta (PHM - India),  Lanny Smith (PHM - USA) and Prem John, who is the PHM Secretariat representative at the event and the following. Participants so far are from Bangladesh, Brasil,  Ecuador, Guatemala. India, Malaysia, Palestine, Philippies and the US. 

THE 4th INTERNATIONAL HEALTH FORUM IN DEFENCE OF PEOPLE'S HEALTH/ FIRST WORLD SOCIAL FORUM ON HEALTH

DATE:             23rd to 25th January 

VENUE:        PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL

You can check the Forum's Website at www.fsms.org.br for more details

The program begins at 830 HRS on 23rd January and will come to a close at 2100 HRS on the 25th

THE PROGRAM IS AS FOLLOWS

     23/1/2005

      8:30
     Opening Session 

      Greetings of the delegations gifts, presentation of the Plan of Work of the Forum.

      9.00
     Panel:  1

      Global scene:  Macroeconomics and Health (Trade Agreements, Free Trade and the attacks on the Health as Right, Right to the Health and Social security, etc.)

      11.15
     Panel 2:  

      Systems of health, social security and the guarantee of Human Rights (sharing of experiences from different Continents).  Analysis of the current policies and possibilities of changes in the processes of reform of the health and the social security for guarantee of the human and social rights.

      13.00
     Lunch

      14.00
     Panel 3:  

      Human and Social Rights & Health/Social Security 

      16.00
     Works in groups in 22 parallel sessions. Construction of proposals of contents and forms of action. International agendas in defence of health and social security.

      18.30
     Panel 4:  Presentation of synthesis of Alternative Informe Latin American on the Right the Health and American Latin Campaign for the Right the Health

      19.30
     Closing of the works of the day.

     24/1/2005

      8.30
     Panel 5:  Experiences of regional economic systems:  Européia Community, MERCOSUL, Andean Pact, NEPAD, CAFTA, NAFTA, CARICOM...  How to construct a social agenda for the right to the health and the social security in the context of the regional blocks? 

      10.45
     Panel 6:  Experiences of national and international mobilizations in defence of the Right to the Health and the Social security.  

        1.. Peoples Health Assembly II in Cuenca - by PHM 
        2.. Equinet 
        3.. Global Health Watch

      13.00
     Lunch

      14.00
     Thematic discussions in 22 parallel sessions: The Thematic Panels must produce recommendations for the debates of the Final Plenary.  

        1.. A organization of health globally -  rights and financing, humanitarian aid and systems of health.  
        2.. Patents, medicines, 3 x 5, PPP 
        3.. Basis for a new social security.  
        4.. Social participation and social control of the State -  improving the definitions and flags of 
        5.. Trade agreements, neoliberalism and Health 
        6.. Education in health: Popular education and Professional Education 
        7.. Primary Health Care 
        8.. Mental Health 
        9.. Violence against children 
        10.. Trauma/Accidents and Health care 
        11.. Health security and Sustainable Development.  
        12.. Dental Health 
        13.. ??? 
        14.. Sexual and Reproductive Rights the 
        15.. Health of the Indigenous People 
        16.. National Legislations and the Right to Health 
        17.. Global problems - Malaria, T.B. etc. 
        18.. Brazilian Health Care System (SUS) 
        19.. Health of the Black Population and the Equity in the Right  to Health.  
        20.. Food Security and Health 
        21.. Wars and its Impact on Health 
        22.. Health and traditional Knowledge

      18.00
     Conference:  The experience of the SUS in Brazil Presentation of the experience and the structure of the SUS of Brazil as reference for movements for the health in the international panorama.

      19.00
     Closing of the works of the day.

     25/1/2005

      8.30
     Conference:  United Nations, Human Rights and Health

      9.30
     Plenary:  Adoption of actions recommended through synthesis produced from discussions in panels, debates and work groups.

      12.15
     Presentation of proposals for the participating organization of this Forum and its International Coordination, regularity and headquarters, executive support and financing of activities.

      13.00
     Lunch

      16.30
     Plenary: Discussion for the approval of the Agenda of Action, Conclusions, Recommendations for PHA II in July of 2005.

      18.00
     Closing Ceremony : Minister of Health to participate

      21.00
     Get-together for Participants

THE PHM AGENDA 

>From the PHM point of view while the presence of PHM in IHF / WSF is important in solidarity with the social movements and the IHF / WSF process, the event in 2005 is particularly significant and strategic opportunity for linkages, networking announcement, advocacy and planning for PHM's two key initiatives next year - the Global Health Watch Report and the Second People's health Assembly mobilization process both of which will culminate in PHA 2 at Cuenca Ecuador 18-23rd July 2005. We request all IHF / WSF 2005 participants from PHM to keep this agenda in mind.

PHM delegates will waer a PHA 2 special T Shirt  as an identity card.  Prem and others will bring pamphlets, handouts, posters of PHM and PHA 2, to distribute during the sessions at IHF and WSF. 

THE PHM AT THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM (WSF)

A number of events have been organised by PHM at the World Social Forum in coordination with other PHM partners.  In addition, many other PHM friends and partners have also invited PHM members to participate in their events.  The Secretariat does not have an exhaustive list of all the events, but those for which we have some information are as follows.  Please refer to the programme brochure for further details*. 

27th January 2005 - Thursday 

1.      Event Titles : Launch of Global Call for Action against Poverty G-CAP;   

            28th January 2005 - Friday

1.      Event Title : Mainstreaming the Right to Health

Concept : Will focus on developing strategies for using the MDG Health Goals in realising the right to health (facilitated by UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Mr. Paul Hunt). 

2.      Event Title : Women's sexual and reproductive rights; local approaches to global challenges

Concept : What are the challenges of globalisation for women's sexual and reproductive rights?  And what initiatives are already taking place? 

3.      Event Title : Human Rights, Reproductive Justice and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

4.      Event Title : People before Profit / Egyptian Experiences

5.      Event Title : Women's Economic Empowerment and Neo Liberal Capitalism

            29th January 2005 - Saturday

1.      Event Title : Right to health : neoliberalism or social mobilization

2.      Event Title : Impact of the ongoing macroeconomic trends in water, health and education

            30th January 2005 - Sunday 

1.      Event Title :  How IMF conditionalities undermine the provision of public education and health care

2.      Event Title : The Response of the Global Community to HIV-AIDS

Event Partner: Action Aid Asia

Concept : Critical analysis of the response to the HIV/AIDS challenge by different actors - health professionals and health workers; the national governments; corporates; multilateral agencies. 

3.      Event Title : (1) Education as a Human Right (Acao Educativa) and  (2) Workshop : The Right of Action of the Right to Learn

4.      Event Title : The Arab Region - a war zone 

Panel followed by a solidarity march  

Dates not known : 

1.      Event Title : Right to Health workshop

2.      Workshops of Corporate Accountability International (formerly Infact)

3.      Workshops for Community Health Economics and Development Consultants Society 

a.     Title of Event: Impact of Globalisation and neo-liberal policies on indigenous people

b.     Title of event: Sustainable agriculture to alleviate Worlds Hunger

c.     Title of event: Water privatization and role of multilateral institutions 

  CONCLUSION

We wish that all the PHM participants have a very relevant and meaningful experience and we look forward to hearing from you. 

With best wishes

Ravi/Prasanna/Srinidh/Abraham/ and (Prem in Porto Alegre)

PHM Secretariat (Global)

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